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UPA ordinance Rahul tore into in 2013 could have saved him as defamation case raises LS disqualification risk

Rahul Gandhi was Thursday convicted of defamation & sentenced to two-years' imprisonment. A prison sentence of two years or more can lead to an MP’s disqualification from Lok Sabha.

Mamata says Ajmer-Pushkar railway was her ‘dream project’ but UPA resisted, called it ‘communal’

Bengal CM sanctioned rail line between the 2 Rajasthan shrines during her tenure as railway minister in UPA-II govt. Congress leaders say her accusation 'stretches the imagination'.

UPA was Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s golden past with donations, dignitaries. Then it lost swagger

At the start, RGF trustees included Shankar Dayal Sharma, Narasimha Rao, Sam Pitroda, and even Amitabh Bachchan. Now it has one HR manager overseeing things.

Shiv Sena baits Congress with UPA rejig calls, names 6 regional leaders for anti-BJP front

In a ‘Saamana’ editorial, the Sena says the UPA’s 7/12 extract is in the name of the Congress and until that changes, getting Opposition leaders firmly together doesn’t look possible.

Vajpayee, Advani to UPA — The Kashmir Files acknowledges a tragedy no one wanted to talk about

VP Singh, LK Advani, Narasimha Rao, Vajpayee, and UPA govts all failed to recognise the pain of Kashmiri Pandits. Now The Kashmir Files is rectifying that.

‘Without Congress, UPA a body without soul’: Kapil Sabil slams Mamata over ‘no UPA’ remark

Responding to West Bengal CM's comment on Twitter, the Senior Congress leader asserted that it was 'time to show opposition unity'.

Mamata sounds death knell for Congress-led opposition, says ‘no UPA’ after meeting with Pawar

Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee met for an hour Wednesday, and said they would work towards forming an opposition alliance of like-minded parties for 2024 elections.

Oppn unity cannot break over issue of UPA chief, first must oust BJP, Mallikarjun Kharge says

In an interview to ThePrint, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge says time to decide who will be UPA chairperson will come, but other issues must be dealt with first.

Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state

Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.

Modi-Shah’s chemistry-vs-arithmetic theory is in for a tough test in Assam polls

When it comes to allies, the BJP’s use-and-throw approach has strengthened the opposition’s arithmetic in Assam.

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Europe’s sanctions are not the moral compass it paints to be. Look at the EU’s own data

Three years into the war, Europe’s sanctions regime now resembles a policy of managed hypocrisy: Moral rhetoric for public consumption, exemptions for industrial preservation.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.